Wave-motor.



No. 666,456. Patented Jan. 22, mm.

r H. BANNING & F. C. CAREY.

WAVE MOTOR.

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Unites States i a rsn'r HANCOCK BANNING AND FRANK C. CAREY, OF LOSANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

WAVE=MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,456, dated January22, 1901.

Application filed -September 15, 1900. serial No. 30|l66- (No model.)

To LbZZ whont it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HANCOCK BANNING and FRANK C. CAREY, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles,State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements inWave-Motors,of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to that class of wavemotors in which power isobtained by means of a rolling weight carried in a floating vessel, theweight being caused to roll from point to point in the vessel as thevessel assumes different positions caused by the motion of the waves;and the object thereof is to provide a simple and inexpensive mechanismthat will utilize the power generated by the waves. \Ve accomplish thisobject by the mechanism described herein and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is aplan view of our wave-motor. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of thesame, the rolling weight being shown in elevation.

In the drawings, A represents the floating vessel, in which is mountedon the universal pivot-joint C a saucer-shaped receptacle D, in whichball E is free to roll. Under the receptacle D are levers G, pivotallymounted on supports resting on the bottom of vessel A, one of the endsof said levers being attached to the piston-rods I of the pumps J andthe other ends of the levers being operatively connected withprojections on the under side of the receptacle by means ofconnecting-rods F. The discharge-ports of all the pumps are connected toa common discharge by pipes K.

We have illustrated our device as applied to operating pumps, as wethink by that means the power may be best utilized; but, if desired, thepower may be utilized by other wellknown devices.

In the operation of our device the vessel is placed in a body of watersubject to wave motion. Whenever either side or end of the vessel israised by the action of the wave, the ball in the receptacle immediatelyrolls to the lowest point thereof, thereby depressing it on that sideuntil it contacts with the stop-timbers L. The movement of thereceptacle in the vessel A will operate the pumps.

We have shown our device adapted to operate pumps to raise water orcompress air, as we deem that method best adapted for the utilization ofthe power generated; but it is obvious that there are other ways inwhich a weighted ball rolling around the outer edge of the receptacle orfrom one side to the other may be utilized for power purposes.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wave-motor, comprising a vessel; a saucer-shaped receptacle,pivotally mounted in the center thereof; a globular weight in saidreceptacle, adapted to roll about therein; and means, substantially asshown, to utilize the power generated.

2. The herein-described wave-motor, comprising a floating vessel A,adapted to be tilted about on the waves; the saucer-shaped receptacle D,pivotally mounted in said vessel, and having a limited movement therein;a rolling weight E in said receptacle, adapted to move freely therein;pumps J in said vessel operatively connected with the receptacle,whereby the tilting movement of the vessel, caused by the waves, willoperate the pumps.

3. A device to utilize the power of the waves, comprising a vessel,adapted to be moored in water, subject to wave motion, and to have afree movement therein; saucershaped receptacle arranged to have a freetilting movement therein; a spherical rolling weight in said receptacle,adapted to roll about therein; pumps mounted in said vessel below thereceptacle and having dischargeports connected with a commondischargepipe, operating-levers mounted in bearings fixed to the vessel,one end of each of said levers being pivotally connected with the pistonof the pumps, and the other ends being pivotally connected withprojections on the receptacle whereby any movement of the receptacledifferent from that of the vessel, will operate the pumps.

l. In a wave motor, the herein-described saucer-shaped receptaclepivoted in a floating vessel, and having a limited tilting movementtherein, and a spherical weight in said receptacle, adapted to rollfreely around therein.

In witness that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto subscribed ournames, this 7th day of September, 1900, at Los Angeles, California.

HANCOCK BANNIN G. FRANK C. CAREY. Witnesses:

G. E. HARPHAM, MATTIE MoGINNIs.

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